419 scam: "Dr.Greg Luwis"<yakobus@boilermaster.biz> Hello

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- chrisbernard00@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Greg Luwis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chrisbernard00@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:41:31 -0000
Subject: Hello

Sir,

How are you and your humble family today?. I'm happy to inform you about
our success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new
partner from Australia.Presently I'm in Australia for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget you're past
efforts and attempts to assist us in transferring those funds despite that
it failed us some how that time.

Now contact consultant,his name is MR.CHRIS BERNARD and his email address
is (chrisbernard00@gmail.com) ask him to direct you on how you will receive
FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES($5.5 million)DOLLARS
which I kept for you in a security company,as your compensation for all
your past efforts and attempts in assisting us in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much and may God continue to
reward your good gestures.So feel free to get in touch with my consultant
MR.CHRIS BERNARD ,he will direct you on how you will receive the funds from
the security company,by confirming to him your full name and address for
submission to the security company. Please do let me know immediately you
receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that
time. In the moment,I am very busy here because of the investment
projects,which the new partner and I are having at hand, finally, remember
that I had forwarded instruction to consultant on your behalf to receive
the funds, so feel free to get in touch him and he will direct you on how
to receive the funds from the security company. Note I have attempted to
call you but all effort failed and I had to send you an email on this
email address, which I guessed belong to you.

With best regards

Dr.Greg Luwis

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